President Tokayev’s digital push drives Kazakhstan’s transition to knowledge-based economy Last updated: April 30, 2026 | 11:02 Kassym Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s digital transformation agenda took on new impetus in 2026 with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declaring it the Year of Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence in his New Year address. “The introduction of advanced technologies will make it possible to strengthen the country’s potential in all spheres,” he said, adding in a later interview: “Kazakhstan must become a digital power.” Addressing the National Kurultai in January, Tokayev said the agenda must be measured through faster decision-making, higher labour productivity and better public services. The goal is not innovation for its own sake but to evolve Kazakhstan from an economy based on raw materials to a knowledge-based model in which technology raises efficiency, improves governance and creates new export streams.…